The Nobel Prize is awarded at the Stockholm Concert Hall, followed by a dinner at the City Hall.
However, Li Yu was awarded the award in the name of the king this time, so the carriage drove directly to the central island where the Swedish Royal Palace is located.
Levler said: "I asked before you came. I heard that the Chinese are not only good at making porcelain and silk fabrics, but are also good at poetry. There are poets everywhere. Do you know how to write poetry?"
Li Yu said with a smile: "I can memorize a lot, but if you ask me to write a poem, you might as well ask me to solve a math problem."
Levler said: "Mathematics is the poetry of nature, and writing is the poetry of human beings. I think the two have many things in common. I think your husband will also be a talented poet."
Levler is really good at complimenting people, and he also links mathematics and literature from time to time. He is indeed a Nordic.
I have to say that there are so many bridges in Sweden. The clatter of horse hooves crossed countless bridges and finally reached the central island where the royal palace is located.
This is the old town of Sweden. In front of you is a square and spacious palace in Baroque style. The palace has 608 rooms, 4 more than Buckingham Palace in the UK.
In addition, like many royal families, the Swedish king also has a palace, or residence, which is Drottningholm Palace. It is like the relationship between the Winter Palace and the Summer Palace in St. Petersburg, or the relationship between the Forbidden City and the Old Summer Palace and the Summer Resort.
Levler took Li Yu into the palace and waited in the hall.
There were already many ministers, reporters and scientific researchers in the hall. Naturally, the king had already received the news, and soon he came out dressed up.
Sweden is currently pressed for time during the day, and because we were delayed on the road just now, we didn't have time to exchange pleasantries, so we had to finish the most important awards ceremony first.
The king sat down on the throne, and Levler took Li Yu and sat in the row on the left.
Li Yu glanced around and saw that the first person sitting opposite was Hilbert.
Well, the Swedish royal family does have quite a reputation.
Karl Lindhagen, as the mayor of Stockholm, presided over the meeting and solemnly said:
"Your Majesty the King, distinguished gentlemen.
“I think you all still have vivid memories of the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony that just passed. Our Royal Academy of Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Academy of Arts, and Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Physicist, Chemistry, and Physiology and Medicine Prizes respectively.
, the Literature Prize and the Peace Prize are awarded to symbolize the world's highest honors in various fields. Of course, it is also our honor in Sweden to be able to award medals to outstanding scholars.
"But our king is not satisfied with this!
"The great mathematician Mr. Gauss once said that mathematics is the queen of science.
"His Majesty the King believes that it is a great regret that our Nobel Prize does not include a mathematics prize. How can it be called perfect?
"Therefore, the king searched for outstanding mathematicians from various places, and finally found Li Yu, who was very innovative and single-handedly created chaos theory.
“After careful review by a group of outstanding mathematicians, such as Professor Hilbert, Professor Peano and Professor Koch, they all agreed that he is fully qualified to receive this outstanding medal.
"Now, please stand up, and the king will award Li Yu with the Oscar II Gold Medal for Mathematics, which symbolizes the highest honor!"
Li Yu stood up from his chair. Although he had never eaten pork, he had seen pigs running. He had watched the Nobel Prize award ceremony on TV.
Li Yu walked forward slowly, and Oscar II took a medal from the red plate presented by the waiter.
Li Yu reached out to catch the medal. Oscar II said in English: "I have known Mr. Li Yu for a long time. You are the first Chinese to come to Sweden and the first Chinese to win this award. I am very grateful to him."
Your heartfelt congratulations."
Oscar II shook hands with Li Yu.
Li Yu solemnly said: "Thank you, His Majesty the King."
Oscar II returned to the throne, and Li Yu bowed to the king, the mayor of Stockholm and everyone present in turn.
Lindhagen continued to say to Li Yu: "I'm sorry for making you come to Sweden after such a long journey. Please come forward and give a speech to everyone here."
This was an additional link. Li Yu walked up and said "thank you" to him first.
Sitting in front of him were not only Hilbert, but also Piano, Koch, and many professors from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm University, Uppsala University, Oscar II's alma mater, and of course representatives from several major media news agencies.
Although the number of people was far less than that of the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony, the grandness was still quite high.
Li Yu said: "I am very grateful to King Oscar II for the invitation, and also to all the academic celebrities for attending. In fact, I can't say much, and the core content is reflected in the book.
"I know that this knowledge still has a long way to go, and it requires many outstanding scholars to develop in different fields. Because chaos is hidden in all aspects, even the clouds and clouds that we can see every day are unpredictable.
The weather, as well as the leafy branches, even as small as a fern leaf, are everywhere.
"There are too many that I don't need to introduce. All of you here are excellent scholars. They must understand that chaos is not 'chaos'. Because if it is just chaos, there will be no value in research. The characteristic of chaos is order in chaos. This
This is its most amazing place.
"Today, on such a grand occasion, I would like to use one sentence to deeply summarize an idea of my book "Fractals and Chaos", that is, fractal is the description of chaos in space, and chaos is the description of fractal in time.
reflect.
"Thank you everyone."
Li Yu's words shocked everyone.
Mathematicians Koch and Peano carefully pondered Li Yu's last words in their hearts, and then they both exclaimed that it was wonderful.
Only Hilbert took the lead and started applauding enthusiastically after thinking for more than ten seconds.
Hilbert couldn't help praising: "Such a simple expression, but it contains such profound truth, it is highly consistent with the ideas in the book!"
Oscar II's eyes also shone, and he did not award the award to the wrong person this time.
The banquet held after the award presentation was of course also held in the palace.
Although Li Yu came to Sweden for the first time, he had already eaten Swedish food at IKEA.
The dishes in front of me are not much different from what I saw in the IKEA restaurant, meatballs, mashed potatoes, salmon, sandwiches, but there are more main dishes such as beef stew, herring, etc.
It's definitely not canned herring.
Oscar II was in a good mood. He said: "Today is a good day, which makes up for Sweden's lack of mathematics awards. What's more, the winner is such an outstanding young scientist. Although Sweden is not a powerful country on the European continent, it is
We want to be a strong country in scientific research. I think in the future
We will have the opportunity to meet again, and we always welcome outstanding scholars like you. I remember that I also studied mathematics in college, and I am deeply touched by this. It has always been my long-cherished wish to be able to personally present mathematics awards. I hope that Mr. Li Yu will be with me
You can spend a pleasant few days in Sweden, and we will certainly treat you warmly!”
Li Yu is a guest of honor today, sitting very high up, opposite the great mathematician Hilbert.
Hilbert was very interested in Li Yu. He asked: "Mr. Li Yu, have you been to Germany?"
Li Yu said in German: "Mr. Hilbert, I have never been to Germany."
Li Yu once went to Germany as an exchange student, but that was all in his "last life."
"You speak German?" Hilbert asked in surprise, "I didn't expect that you have a talent for languages."
Li Yu said with a smile: "Language is a tool for academic communication, and the tool must be used well."
"It makes sense," Hilbert nodded. "To tell you the truth, before I met you, I didn't know much about the East. Maybe my thinking is too dull and backward. I should also learn Chinese in the future."
Li Yu said: "Chinese as a unique square character is indeed very interesting, and Chinese calligraphy can exercise people's minds. The professor may like it in the future."
"I'll write down what you said," Hilbert said. "I can see from your book that you are a scholar with a very deep knowledge of mathematics and science, who can penetrate into extremely profound natural mysteries. You will definitely be a scholar in the future."
A shining star in science.”
Li Yu said: "Thanks to Professor Xie's appreciation, I will continue to improve in the future."
Being praised by such an absolute master of mathematics is indeed something worth showing off.
Hilbert asked again: "Are you interested in visiting the University of Göttingen in Germany in the future? It is the most glorious palace of mathematics today."
"Of course. If I have the chance, I will definitely go to Germany to visit you in person." Li Yu said.
Hilbert smiled slightly: "Communicate with each other and make progress together. I will also warmly welcome you."
In the middle of the banquet, King Oscar II said to Li Yu: "This mathematics prize comes with a bonus of 150,000 crowns. You can provide us with an account and transfer it to your name."
Finally, another important topic was mentioned.
Li Yu quickly said: "I have an HSBC account, is that okay?"
Oscar II said: "No problem, you can find Levler after the banquet, and he will help you transfer the account."
"Thank you, Your Majesty the King." Li Yu added, "Your Majesty the King, I have one more unkind request."
"Is it a courtesy?" Oscar II said, "It doesn't matter if you say so."
"I hope to become the king's neighbor. To be more precise, I want to buy an island on the outskirts of Stockholm. I don't know if it is feasible?"
Li Yu said this for a reason.
Later, after Kang Youwei arrived in Sweden, he bought an island and built a Chinese-style garden. Now there is this "Kang Youwei Island" in Stockholm, Sweden on the map.
"Oh?" Oscar II laughed: "Of course, I know a lot about China. It is now invaded by many European countries and has occupied a lot of land. But Sweden is different. We will become a permanent neutral country. Your
The request is not excessive, and we will conduct formal transactions on a fair and just basis. However, the specific island needs to be selected by our mayor with your reference, and the price must be specified by him."
"Thank you, Your Majesty the King!"
Li Yu thought to himself that it seemed that he was going to occupy this island soon.
After Kang Youwei went into exile overseas, he used the forged "Edict on Clothes and Belts" to make a lot of money from overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. Of course, he could not do anything for Guangxu anymore. Instead, he lived and drank, squandered everywhere, and married many concubines.
Kang Youwei found that he had too much money, and later traveled around the world. When he went to Sweden in 1904, he fell in love with the small island on the outskirts of Stockholm. He spent 28,000 crowns to buy it, and spent another 8,000 crowns to build gardens and other buildings.
It is a pity that Kang Youwei only lived in such a good place for three years, and then drifted away and never looked back. Such a level of luxury is simply a tribute to Cixi.
However, Li Yu thought much further. He was not just squandering money to enjoy life. He wanted to have a complete scientific research base in a neutral country, which would also be a good place to stay in the future.
Sweden has an excellent environment, which is also very favorable for some astronomical observations.
The key is that Sweden, like Switzerland, was a neutral country in World War I and World War II. It completely avoided the intrusion of war. It is an excellent place that can serve as a safe haven in times of chaos. It should be of great use in the future.
After the banquet, it was already dark.
Yes, it was so fast. Fortunately, at the end of the 19th century, the palace completed its modernization and installed electric lights, wires, water pipes and heating equipment.
The next day, Levler first accompanied Li Yu to complete the account transfer.
It was the first time that Li Yu saw such a large amount of money, but he felt at ease with it. In his opinion, scientists are worth the money!
Why do you have to work hard to do scientific research? Corrupt officials are making a lot of money, and they don't deserve it.
Stockholm Mayor Lindhagen accompanied Li Yu by boat to the island with the king's order.
Also coming with him was Levler, who actually really wanted Li Yu to live in Stockholm and was quite concerned about this matter.
The island is now lush and lush, and it is an uninhabited desert island, but it is very close to the mainland, only more than 100 meters away, and the water is shallow and the waves are gentle, so it is not difficult to build a bridge.
After landing, it is less than 15 kilometers away from downtown Stockholm, which is relatively convenient.
Mayor Lindhagen said: "Mr. Li Yu has a unique vision. Sweden has more than 270,000 islands, but the one you selected today even I think is very good."
Li Yu said: "Sweden has a unique location. Any island is a good island in the world. I just found it by chance."
In fact, Li Yu couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Kang Youwei is really good at choosing places, and he is indeed a master of spending money.
I don’t know how the overseas Chinese will feel when they know that the money they donated to the country was squandered in his hands.
Lindhagen continued: "According to international public ownership units, the island is visually estimated to be 30,000 square meters. According to the king's preferential policy, the total price is 20,000 kronor. What do you think, sir?"
This is much less money than Kang Youwei spent, and it seems that the king also wants to keep him.
Sweden is a country with a vast territory and sparsely populated areas in the true sense. They don't care at all if a small island can be replaced by a talented person.
However, it is currently impossible for Li Yu to really live in Sweden permanently. He still has a lot to do.
Just saying 30,000 square meters seems to be a lot, but in fact, if you change another unit, it is only 0.03 square kilometers.
Lindhagen only estimated that the island is actually about 27,000 square meters, or 0.027 square kilometers, which is the area of a relatively ordinary high school.
The smallest country in the world, the Vatican, is 0.44 square kilometers; the Forbidden City is about 0.7 square kilometers.
So it is indeed a small island.
Li Yu definitely had no objection, and he replied: "I accept this price."
Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. As long as it is properly developed, 27,000 square meters is not small at all, and it will definitely become a focus island!